Another key and a big one in the search for the john mayer tone is selecting the correct style of amplifier.
Two rock amps john mayer.
His two rock signature model is simply called the two rock john mayer signature amplifier head however that model has been discontinued.
For years now mayer has been using two rock amplifiers which are a variety of the infamous dumble style amplifier to make a long story short starting in the late 60 s alexander howard dumble was building.
Nor are they clones of vintage fender amps either.
In more recent years mayer has also come to be associated with milkman amplifiers.
Ah so excited to finally see the inside of one of these bad boys and learn about the features that make up the tone of john s signature two rock amps.
3 john and two rock come out with the signature model.
The magic in this amp is in the way that it feels tone.
That amp can still be found on the second hand market but you ll be better off finding a two rock custom reverb model which is what the john mayer signature model is based on.
It s just more better.
Thanks a lot to both neil the owner of the jm to allan the very very good guitar player.
There were amps built outside of the release numbers.
Inside analysis of a real john mayer two rock signature amplifier.
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These were all signed by john and used no nos parts.
Two rock artists doyle bramhall ii eric johnson john mayer adam miller steve kimock simon fuerst eli lester zach myers henry kaiser michael kang joey love mark karan charlie lim matt schofield oz noy james santiago mick taylor jeff mcerlain ford thurston jason sinay simon law clifton broadbridge volker strifler george pajon brad whitford greg petronzi madison easter joey landretheric.
Same circuit as the mullholland amp.
I ve been playing two rock amps for over 14 years and my classic reverb signature is for my taste the most inspiring amp i ve ever heard.
A few were for john and used some nos and one that bill built using nos.
The famous two rock tone has attracted such artists as doyle bramhall ii eric johnson john mayer matt schofield oz noy joey landreth eric gales joe bonamassa josh smith and more.
This really is where the similarity ends as unlike the prs and two rock amps mayer has used milkman amps are not dumble clones.
It can mean different things to different people in particular those who make their living making.
As a reminder i publish these insights and thoughts for educational purposes and not to undermine destroy.
It s an enigmatic word.